Malaga Cove Library, Palos Verdes Estates, California

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CollectionImages of the Palos Verdes Library DistrictPalos Verdes Homes Association Photo CollectionDate1930DescriptionImage shows view looking southeast at the north façade of Malaga Cove Library, located at 2400 Via Campesina in Malaga Cove, while under construction. Designed by architect Myron Hunt and landscaped by the Olmsted Brothers, the Library was built for a cost of $90,000. It opened to the public on June 3, 1930, as the Public Library and Art Gallery, with reading rooms and shelving on the main floor and a gallery and community room on the ground level. The interior of the Library reflects the Mediterranean Revival architectural style of the building. Furniture was made by the Palos Verdes Furniture Guild and were replicas of antique renaissance tables and chairs brought from Italy by the Vanderlip family. In 1995, the Malaga Cove Library was listed on both the California Register of Historic Place and the National Register of Historic Places.NotesDate Built: 1930Photo Source: Palos Verdes Homes Association.PVH building permits, #209 and #233.Citation: Palos Verdes Bulletin, May, 1930, pg. 1.Photo Size8 x 10 in.Photo Format1 photographic print (b/w)Resource Typestill imageHeld ByPalos Verdes Library District. Peninsula Center Library. Local History CenterBar Code000029629Shelf LocationPVLH.PVLD-MC.25.01Restrictions on AccessElectronically digitized by the Palos Verdes Library District from the Palos Verdes Library Local History Room Photo Collection. Copyright status must be investigated before publishing or commercial use. To obtain permission and images for publication purposes please contact the Palos Verdes Library District.Address2400,Via Campesina,Palos Verdes Estates,90274,USALocation^[1]

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Geographic LocationPalos Verdes Estates (Calif.)SubjectPublic libraries--California--Palos Verdes PeninsulaPalos Verdes Library District (Calif.)Library buildings--California--Palos Verdes PeninsulaTime Period1921-1930

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ArchitectHunt, Myron, 1868-1952Olmsted Associates

PersonHunt, Myron, 1868-1952

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